Contemporary tapestries

A visit with Copenhagen tapestry artist Ulrikka Mokdad

Textile art is having a moment and, for these four very different makers, it’s the therapeutic nature of the work that is key to their creativity.

The world of reality has its limits, the world of imagination is boundless. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Imagination is where ...

Many cite Atlanta’s Jon Eric Riis as the nation’s leading contemporary tapestry artist, known for weaving richly embellished textiles so masterfully executed that their loveliness nearly obscures their powerful satire.

The Polish roots behind the work of Mexican-Canadian artist/weaver Ixchel Suarez

“Reckoning with myself” is just my way of saying that I’m working on stuff. In Part 1 I was musing about space to work and a few tapestry designs I’m still working on. I still don’t have an answer about the big tapestries, but I can say that I spent a fun weekend enlarging the cartoon for one of t

© june 2017 mixed fiber handwoven tapestry, dipped in indigo 9.5” x 10” monsoon season wet gravity seeking surge waters flow with force pushing floating forcing asunder all...

Artist Natalie Novak, aka Combed Thunder, creates weavings that are influenced by techniques both ancient and contemporary. In her wall hangings and framed pieces, she explores “color, mythology, symb

Those of you who have been following me on Change the Shed on YouTube since March have seen first hand how I make decisions as I’m weaving. For me, many of my tapestry design decisions are made before I start the weaving. But often color choices aren’t really clear until the tapestry is underway.